Cosmetic container



Nov. 3, 1953 L. E. ISELE COSMETIC CONTAINER II I 111111! r l I Filed March 12, 1952 INVENTOR.

[ouzlslflsele Patented Nov. 3, 1953 e, A The Eyelet Specialty Company, We crbury,

Conn.

meme -semen, ememmamm This invention relates to holderstor. lip ticks or "for other materials 'in stick n. formation. .and the primary obj etof 'the 'inventionfjs to. provide inenns by which thefcosmeticwcarryingscup cannot be advanced iwhile; the co'ver or closure cap istin*Irositionbntheiholder. or A.

It-is an object "or "theirivention to iprovid'efa simplefand effective means by which the inner frbta'table "sleeve of the holder, and "in which. the cosmetic=carryin'g"c up:travels, willbe heldha'gaihst rotativeunovement within the "intermediate :tuhfe and outersleve'orjaeket whereby advancement fbffthe eosmetic-herryirig cup -will fb'e J-prievented 'esfionig "a'sfthe ensure "oapremains in position.

"Iti's additionally a'nobject of the :in'vention to 'pfovide r'ne'a'n'shy which pl'aicemen't of the Closure ch-p "in *i'iosition on the holder will be prevented as long as the eesmetie-carryirrg cup is "located in an'e;iiv"aned position. v. t V n It is, (if 'eoiirse, understood thatwit is highly desirable for the. eesm etiewarrymg cup ."to be lockedin a rtra eted position while the elosurie cap is in place on the "holder. The reason for this is that "in 'advszrieemem 'er the eiib while theeep in jalae, and *oessitry while thehtilder is being carried in the 'hafidbfighf the owner, is likely t'o eause the 'liiis'tick ifiater eier other 'cdsir'ietie to be brought into ccntaet with "the inside "of the closure esp to not oniy'son the; tart er theeep, mt todis'tor't dreererm the *en c 9f "the "lipstidk. The fifesent invention 'itttaih's the desired 1 ck'ing efiect anqrireve'nts thefineeiiis for propelling the cosmetic hub from being efreserve while the closiir'ecaph's iii pTacea'lr'id also acts to prevent placement or the 'eiqsure ap position on the holder while the eesmetie "6111': is in'kn advanced *positibn- With these and other objects t6 be hereinafte set forth, I have devised the wrtieurar arrangement 6f tiar'ts to be disclosed in the s ecification and more particularly 'oointed oi'rt "In the cleinis appended hereto. 7 v .,'In the accompanying .drawing, wherein .an illustrative embodiment of. the invention is disclo ed. E ie-M1 is an elew tiomlcviewr or these: called intermediate tube 'provided with the spiral MINA. .e mm-n. u N h-"- a front eleyation of the outer sleeve or jacket of the ho1der;. 1

Fig. 3 is a from elevatlonal view of the inner sleeve, showing the cosmetic cup within the same: v

4 EQFIQPE' r ewe elsee fi b i lly on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction W29 en :4 4"" i" m. 1S vert va l sen nel new thibhkh the 1 e 1. but j." i r 2 Claims. (01.206-56) j-holder, with the closure cap shown fragmenu i M 1,;- .v k1". elaw. trash-:- .6; isms. sectional view, taken i'substantlall fonith'e line 6+4 of Tig. 2, looking in the direction 61' the;;an:ows;"and. .r r. 7.is a.:perspeetive..view. ,to showntheepaforr mation "offthe toiiguegemployed in the outer sleeve or jacket ,oi theholde'rh t. A lipstick or other cosmeticgStick-holden tof the tyiie tov which the present, invention, relates, fg enerally includes, in -additiongtow the v.usual closure cap, four maing'parts, rnamelywanrnuter f'sleeve or f jackete, Liannintermediate ,,sp1it. tuhee2, an inner sleevej land- .the .icosfmetic-cairrying cup .4 ildcated within the.iinnensleeve and mounted itor. advancing and retracting movement therein. Intheassem'bly of the holder, the intermediate ftube 2 is fitted around theninnersleevej, and the outer s1eeve or.ja"cket lwisflfltted .aroxindihe intermediate sleeve 2. The .outer sleeve orgiacke't land the intermediate sleeve Lareettabhedtogether vusually by v tongii'es on. one of. these, ele

vfltting intdaprtures the other; these inteireng'a'ziinednts being nomitted from the drawing iorsimplicity in. illustration. lteis rsumcient .to-state that-when the. cap 6,.thati's secured on Jth'e flared end 1 Jot-the in'n'en sleeve 7.3, i'smairhally rotated' thejinner sleeve 3twill heerotated Zwithinthe intermediate tube. Land outer. sleeve or jacket I, and the cosnitiecup 4. :w111 Lheiad vanced or retracted, according to the direction onrotati'on of ltheisleelve :3. n t. j Formed in the sidewall of the inner sleeve.) is aclosedeend, elongated straight slot 8, servin'g asra guidetfor. afpinj that "extends 'radiallyfirhm the coshitic carryingcupu 4. This "stfad'ghttslot 3,. which. extends bhrallel. to the longitudinal *a'xisof th'e inner-sleeve. 3, crosses a spirhl-slotfllll formed inithe intermediate tub'e lpandrthegpin 9 'prbjectsthrh'ughjhe spiral slot 1Dih addition to. "brojecting through Tthestraiightslot a; arrangement, which: .is well. known in a. libstick holder cions'tmctibnwis such that by rotation we: thefiinnerhsleeve. 3 within the intermediatev tube 2 .andqqutezzlsleeveorjacket In, the.v cosmetictcup 4 will be caused to travel either toward'therfrbht mie end J 2. 9 rhQthQ1 RITe1SQ be retracted to- QEQJAQ ea .c eeesl n 01? the. ho qen enne -r-m t enwe lle he n ermeqia embez W y-shepe meme wh st es e n. e

n r r r l fg l n m; fli ii 4 i in re est geni jpr thatgh nrinur'ig. '5', the. lugjyill he straight slot 8 in the inner sleeve. It will thus be apparent that if force is applied to the lug when it is so located, it can be sprung inwardly into the slot 8 and will then serve as a coupling element between the intermediate tube 2 and sleeve 3, preventing rotative movement of the inner sleeve 3 relatively to the tube 2.

Formed in the side wall of the outer sleeve or jacket I is an inverted, U-shaped opening l6, resulting in the formation of a springy tongue l6. Adjacent to its free end, the tongue [6 is formed with a hook element ll, the outer surface of which serves as a cam for engagement by the closure cap of conventional type, a portion of which is shown at (8 in Fig. 5. The end of the hooked portion ll of the tongue I6 is of stepped formation, as clearly seen in Figs. 2 and '1, thus resulting in the production of a nose [9 and a shoulder 20 located to the rear of the forward end of the nose 9. The width of'the tongue I6 is such that only the nose portion l9 thereof can enter the aperture l3, said tongue being limited as to the extent to which it will depress the lug l4 inwardly, by the shoulder portion 20 coming into contact with the outer face of the intermediate tube closely adjacent to the aperture is therein, and to the right of said aperture, as viewed in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing, the operation of the improved lipstick holder will be readily apparent. When the cosmetic-carrying cup 4, carrying the cosmetic stick 2|, is advanced so that the end of the stick 2| is projected out of the open end [2 of the holder for application to the lips or face, the lug M will be disaligned with the slot 8 and thus the lug I4 cannot be forced inwardly, but remains in line with the remainder of the body of the tube 2, as shown in Fig. 4. This will serve to retain the tongue I 5, and particularly the rounded cam portion l1 thereof, projected outwardly of the surface of the outer sleeve or jacket I to such an extent as to interfere with the slipping of the cover or closure member I8 in place. Thus, while the cosmetic-carrying cup 4 is advanced from its retracted position, the cover or closure cap cannot be placed in position, unless extraordinary force is applied to it in an effort to actually force the cover past the projected part I! of the tongue It.

When the cup 5 is in its retracted position, or that shown in Fig. 5, the lug M will become aligned with the slot 8, and then when the cover or closure cap I3 is fitted in place, the tongue [6 will be forced inwardly by the engagement of the cover with the cam surface [1, and will have its nose I9 enter the aperture 13 and spring the free end portion of the tongue l4 inwardly to cause it to project into the slot 8 in the inner sleeve 3, as shown in Fig. 5. This couples the inner sleeve 3 and intermediate tube 2 and jacket I together, and there being no relative movement between the inner sleeve 3 and the elements I and 2, there will correspondingly be no advancing movement of the cosmetic cup 4 toward the open end of the holder.

While the closure cap remains in place, the three tubular members I, 2 and 3 can be freely rotated together as a unit within the cover or closure cap, but since there is no relative movement between such members, I, 2, and 3, movement of the cup 4 will not occur until the closure cap is removed. When this occurs, the lug l4 and the tongue will spring outwardly, and lug M will then move out of the slot 8 so that the inner sleeve 3 may then be freely rotated within the intermediate tube 2 and the jacket I connected thereto.

When the tongue I8 is sprung inwardly, to the position shown in Fig. 5, the limit of the inward movement of the nose IQ of said tongue is determined by the shoulder 20 coming into contact with the outer surface of the tube 2 adjacent to the aperture l3 therein. The result is that the lug M will be extended inwardly only to the extent required to enable it to engage the slot 8 and without materially projecting into the inner sleeve 3 to an extent likely to cause it to reach and damage the lipstick or other cosmetic material 2|.

Having described one embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that the same is not to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a cosmetic container, an inner sleeve provided with a longitudinally-extending slot, a cosmetic cup movable within said sleeve and having a pin guided in said slot, an intermediate tube fitted around the inner sleeve and provided with a spiral slot in which the pin on the cup is located, an outer sleeve fitted on the outside of the intermediate tube, the intermediate tube being provided with a spring lug positioned to register with the slot in the inner sleeve when the cosmetic cup is in a retracted position, the outer sleeve being provided with a spring tongue formed with a hooked and stepped end having a part of said end extending over the spring lug, the tongue having a part engaged by a closure cap when said cap is fitted over the outer sleeve to thereby force a part of the tongue inwardly and cause a part of its end to force the lug inwardly to a position within the slot in the inner sleeve and thereby prevent rotative movement of said sleeve within the intermediate tube, the stepped end of the tongue having a shoulder for contact with a portion of the intermediate tube adjacent to the lug therein to limit inward flexing movement of the lug.

2. In a cosmetic container, three concentric tubes, the innermost one of said tubes being rotative within the others, a cosmetic cup within the innermost tube, the innermost tube and the central tube each having a slot in which a pin on the cosmetic tube is guided, the central tube having a spring lug disposed in registry with the slot in the innermost tube when the cup is in a retracted position, the outermost of the tubes having a spring tongue for engagement by a closure cap placed over said outermost tube to thereby cause the tongue to force the lug inwardly and into the slot in the innermost tube with which it registers when the cup is in its retracted position, the tongue being of greater width than the lug so that only a portion of the tongue engages the lug when the tongue is forced inwardly by the cap, the tongue having a shoulder for abutment against a portion of the tube in which the lug is formed to thereby limit the extent to which the lug can be forced inwardly by pressure of the tongue.

LOUIS EDWARD ISELE.

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